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Re: [PATCH] Rearrange git-format-patch synopsis to improve clarity.

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David Symonds <dsymonds@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 5, 2007, 22:32 UTC
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On 11/5/07, David Symonds <dsymonds@gmail.com> wrote:
>                     [-s | --signoff] [<common diff options>]
> -                   [--start-number <n>] [--numbered-files]
> +                   [-n | --numbered-files | -N | --no-numbered]
> +                   [--start-number <n>]

Now that I look at it again, it seems the long options look quite inconsistent. I think it should be either --numbered-files/--no-numbered-files or --numbered/--no-numbered. My preference is with the latter (for brevity), but that breaks backward-compatibility.

Would you accept a patch that changed --numbered-files to --numbered, and kept the former as a synonym?

Dave.
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  1. Rearrange git-format-patch synopsis to improve clarity.David Symonds, Nov 4, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoNov 5, 2007
  3. David SymondsNov 5, 2007
  4. Andreas EricssonNov 5, 2007
  5. David SymondsNov 5, 2007
  6. Jon LoeligerNov 6, 2007
  7. David SymondsNov 6, 2007

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